Reims Cathedral
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Notre-Dame de Reims, known in English as Reims Cathedral, is a Catholic cathedral in the French city of the same name, the seat of the Archdiocese of Reims. The cathedral was dedicated to the Virgin M
Façade of the cathedral, looking northeast
The baptism of Clovis by a Gothic artist (14th c.)
The baptism of Clovis by the Master of Saint Giles (16th c.)
An image of the Carolingian cathedral on the tomb of Archbishop Hincmar (9th century), destroyed in 1793
Louis XIV
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Louis XIV was King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. He is a symbol of the Age of Absolutism in Europe for styling himself as "The Sun King" and "Louis the Great", which portrayed hi
Reims Cathedral
…of Justice were burned. However, most of the medieval sculpture survived relatively intact. Coronation of Louis XIII, October 17, 1610 Coronation of Louis XIV, June 7, 1654 Coronation procession of Louis XV (1724) Coronation of Louis XVI (1775) 19th century With the restoration of the French monarchy after…
Portrait of Louis XIV, 1701
Louis XIV as a young child, by an unknown painter
Baptismal certificate, 1638
Louis XIV, then Dauphin of France, in 1642, one year before his accession to the throne, by Philippe de Champaigne